Coker’s Pedigreed 
STANTON OATS 
1946 BREEDER STOCK 
A TALL GROWING, PRODUCTIVE OAT SUITED FOR 
GRAIN, HAY OR FORAGE. 
Coker’s Stanton Oat is a desirable variety for but some plants came through beautifully, show- 
grain, hay or green feed. It is of medium late ing no effect of cold. Each of these was staked, 
maturity and is highly resistant to cold and leaf and the following fall 767 of the best of these were 
rust. It combines a number of features which put in plant-to-rows. Fortunately, leaf rust in- 
appeal to livestock feeders and dairymen. It fection was heavy in the spring of 1934, which 
grows rather tall and makes a profuse leaf gave us an opportunity to discard all progenies 
growth which provides more green feed, more that did not show a high degree of rust resist- 
hay or a greater tonnage of ensilage per acre. ance. Each year since 1934, we have selected 
CLEANER GRAIN AND RUST.- thousands of heads from good lines. 
These have been planted in head-to- 
rows, the best of these in cold, smut, 
rust and yield tests, the best of them 
in increase blocks and on through 
such vigorous tests in a supreme ef- 
fort to find a variety that would be 
worthy of bearing the name Stanton. 
We found the answer in a selection 
made in the spring of 1987. (The 
ninth generation of cross.) The oat 
was in head-to-row tests in 1987- 
1938 and in yield, cold and smut tests 
in 1938 and 1939. In this test, it pro- 
duced 74 bushels per acre against 57.4 
bushels for Fulgrain Strain 3. This 
was a bad rust year. In test in 1939 
and 1940, Stanton produced 76.8 bush- 
els per acre and Fulgrain Strain 3, 
77.7 bushels; in 1940 and 1941 tests, 
Stanton produced 86.6 bushels per 
FREE FORAGE 
Stanton is a heavy yielder of grain 
as well as hay, and its resistance to 
rust helps produce bigger yields of 
grain and rust-free forage. An oat 
which produces plenty of straw, as 
well as good yields of grain, is also 
desirable since live-stock feeders have 
a use for their oat straw for bedding 
and litter and to produce abundant 
manure. This variety has long, well 
balanced heads and an attractive yel- 
low grain. 
VARIETY TEST RECORD 
The suitability of Coker’s Stanton 
Oat for the production of either grain 
or hay is shown by the results of 
tests conducted under the supervision 

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of the North Carolina Experiment ‘ acre and Fulgrain Strain 3, 76.7 bush- 
Station in 1944. In an average of Stanton oats produce a els. This consistently good yield rec- 
three tests, Stanton produced 6,800 poten seat yellow, at- ord convinces us of its real merit and 
pounds of hay per acre, tying for first that it is worthy of bearing this dis- 
place; and led all varieties in yield of grain in an tinguished name. 
average of 55 tests conducted over a three-year 
period throughout the state of North Carolina. DESCRIPTION 
Plant: Procumbent, winter type, profuse tillering, 
long fine blades, cold resistant, rust resistant, 
LEIS Tee a ae slightly taller than Fulgrain Strain 3. 
Dr. T. 'R. Stanton, Chief Agronomist in charge Season: A week later than Victorgrain; same 
as Red Rust Proof. 
U. S. D. A. Oat Investigation, turned over to us, Heads: Very long, well balanced. 
at our request, one quart of the mass fourth Grains: Bright to rich yellow, attractive, a few 
generation seed coming from his Lee x Victoria 5s Ai as or pea 
ss in the fall of 1932. We planted that fall roduction: Better than parent strain. 
ree : a ie a an 3 iy eae a aut Utility: Ideal for grain. Its profuse leaf growth, 
Be Came eee ao ae & aE tillering, height, and rust resistance make it 
ground level so as to subject them to maximum also an ideal oat for either hay or silage. 
cold. That winter, cold was severe, killing out- PRICES 
right many plants and severely damaging others, letosloabushele ws eee $5.00 per bushel 
12*to 48 bushels —--. 2, $4.75 per bushel 
Left: Coker’s Stanton Oats produce good yields of forage, Above 48 bushels Se eee $4.50 per bushel 
hay or grain. These oats treated with Ceresan. 
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